.......for Johannesburg

[excluding the West and East Rand, but including Sandton and Midrand]

29 January 2026

Dear all

Coming to my real home town soon!

There is a busy schedule, kicking off with a house concert in Orchards. There is the Theatre on the Square, there is a wonderful collaboration with choirs and orchestra in downtown Johburg. And school visits. And a workshop at the Rays of Hope Centre in Alex. When I return in September, there will be much less, so go for it now!

Not all the details are available yet, but will reach you soon enough. What is there, see below!

For me, no place like Johburg, despite its very real challenges at this point in time. I am ready to get energized by the city, and you, again!

Any more questions and/or ideas, feel free to respond.

With best regards
Francois (HA!Man)

Link to this page: haworld.net/johburg

Event Announcements

Simply HA!Man.. HE'S BACK! - YOU ASKED - HE LISTENED!

  • Sun 15 Feb 2026
  • 15h for 15h30
  • Home of Jackie Said
  • 3 Orange Road Orchards, Johannesburg 2192
  • CONTRIBUTE AFTERWARDS
  • Tea and coffee served. CDs and cards can be purchased afterwards. Cards welcome.
  • To book or enquire, call Jackie 0824564474
  • | Download PDF with all info, flyer and bookings: haworld.net/jackie


HA!Man, man of Johburg

  • Date: Fri 13 March 2026
  • Special features:
    • a solo cello improvisation following a riveting nine-stages emotional journey
    • Visual impressions of the city of Bruges (music video with cello)
    • Sounds of Healing: with loop machine and alto recorder
    • The story of my father, who died in Johburg, 30 September, 1973
    • Moving Johburg - a music-visual celebration of the City of Gold
    • Relentless Machine - a poetry-music-visual reflection on the Age of Technology
  • Time: 13h00
  • Venue: THEATRE ON THE SQUARE
  • Address: Mandela Square, Sandton
  • Entrance: (to be announced)
Johburg Show in collaboration with Choir and Orchestra
  • Date: Sat 14 March 2026
  • Special features:
  • Time: to be announced
  • Venue: (Johburg Downtown)
  • Entrance: (to be announced)
 
Make More Events HA!ppen

Schools (and other educational groupings)



    "This valuable ability to find such a vivid way to express yourself, can easily get lost in a world of canned music and backtracks. Our kids should learn this from artists like HA!Man"
  • Available dates: Tue 17 Feb and Tue 29 Sep 2026
  • Request: propose a school visit with an interactive performance and/or workshop, or bring me in touch with a relevant staff member
  • How: have a look at/share the School Visits info pdf with link: haworld.net/schoolvisits
  • Note to them that for a first visit, I am prepared to perform or give a workshop as a demonstration, free of charge.
  • Reward: for a confirmed school booking coming through you, you receive a digital HA! product of your choice
 
Help to Grow the Network


  • Request: as this is the only and best way to make the HA! enterprise viable in the longer term, kindly spread the word now, and any time into the future, so more people in your area can become connected and have the opportunity to attend events
  • Network status: we currently stand on 319 subscribers for this area. Let's see if we can make it to 380 by the end of 2026?
  • How: share the Join the Network info pdf with its subscription link: haworld.net/network
  • Rewards:
    • You may note to people that every new subscriber gets a surprise pack of HA! creations as a welcome gift.
    • And as for you, you also get a surprise pack for every three people that join through you
 
Summary of Schedule


Sun 15 Feb 2026
House Concert, Orchards

Mon 16 Feb 2026
St John's College Improvisation Workshop (evening)

Tue 17 Feb 2026
A Visit to Kairos School of Inquiry
Another possible School Visit (workshop and/or performance)
St John's College Improvisation Workshop (evening)

Wed 18 Feb 2026
Spontaneous Creativity Workshop Rays of Hope Centre (morning)

Fri 13 March 2026
HA!Man Solo Theatre on the Square, Sandton (13h)
Possible bonus performance in Rand Club (evening)

Sat 14 March 2026
Johburg Show in collaboration with the Maharishi Institute Choir and Orchestra

Sun 15 Mar 2026
Special Birthday Concert (private)

Tue 29 Sep 2026
possible School Visit (workshop and/or performance, in the morning)
Spontaneous Dance Event (to be confirmed - evening)

Next
a visit during JULY - possibly!?
various dates from early 2027
 

Your work, I feel, is much more than
the making of music. It is muse-ic.
You are using music as a tool, and it is
clearing and creating the old and new, respectively.

(Biren Shah, India)


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